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Kingston

A town of 14,027 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Map of Kingston: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land18%2,324 of 13,034 acres
Trails32 mi1.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves14166 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Kingston

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1620Established
13,708Population
20.5 sq miArea
112 ftElevation

Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,708 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.

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Living in Kingston

Housing in Kingston

$702K▲ 4.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kingston home is worth about $702,000, up 4.3% in a year, 6% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market25
Sale-to-list93.5%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Kingston

B+

Safety Grade B+

Kingston reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Kingston sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Kingston 1
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Kingston 6.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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Schools in Kingston

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Kingston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#99Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictSilver LakeSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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